Kawasaki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$647
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 70% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4406th and 6776th ($1358 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 29th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 35th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Suzhou

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Kawasaki Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$20341

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635